Tonic inhibition of single nucleus accumbens neurons in the rat: A predominant but not exclusive firing pattern induced by cocaine self- administration sessions

Neuroscience

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-22

  Peoples, L L ^a   Uzwiak, A J ^a   Guyette, F X ^a   West, M O ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine self administration; Extracellular recording; Nucleus accumbens; Rat; Single neuron

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; COCAINE; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031842042     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00116-X     Document Type: Article

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